# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=278 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 279 --- ## [Original Demos Of Much Loved Songs (And What They Tell You)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-demos-of-much-loved-songs-and-what-they-tell-you/959422)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-demos-of-much-loved-songs-and-what-they-tell-you/959422 "2022-02-15T20:12:07Z")
These days it can be surprisingly easy to find the original demo of a song. Sometimes because the 28th Anniversary Special Edition Boxed Set of something or other is padded out with a few – so if you want to own them, yo… --- ## [Licorice Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza/957057)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza/957057 "2022-02-15T14:17:17Z")
Does the new film Liquorice Pizza have anything to do with the record store? (Man, I wish I’d kept at least one of their bags – although I think it was a shop in Westwood whose bags said ‘We give good ear’, with a drawi… --- ## [Our Aging Action Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-aging-action-stars/959446)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-aging-action-stars/959446 "2022-02-15T05:41:49Z")
This is a spin off from the Book of Boba Fett thread where there’s been some mention of Temuera Morrison’s age. He’s about 60, and, well, as much as I enjoyed the series the fact that he’s not a young man really shows. … --- ## [How often do you write?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write/959445)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write/959445 "2022-02-15T04:53:36Z")
For those of you who do writing as a profession or a hobby, how often do you write? I write literally every day. I’m a member of a few online writing roleplaying groups. --- ## [Fate of Tony Soprano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458 "2022-02-15T02:47:09Z")
Sleeping with the fishes as many people thought. --- ## [I Have Signed Up for Seattle Sutton's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-signed-up-for-seattle-suttons/958759)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-signed-up-for-seattle-suttons/958759 "2022-02-15T02:05:42Z")
I guess this could go into Mundane, but because it’s about food, I put it here. I’ve been thinking about going on Seattle Sutton’s for awhile now, and yesterday, I signed up. I have experience with them, so I know what… --- ## ["Dirty Jobs" is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jobs-is-back/680532)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jobs-is-back/680532 "2022-02-15T00:31:25Z")
Mike Rowe’s TV show is being aired once again, at 1pm Central time on the Animal Planet. As you may have guessed, they’re all animal-related episodes, which I always thought were the best ones anyway. My TiVo’s definit… --- ## [Producer Director Ivan Reitman has passed away at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producer-director-ivan-reitman-has-passed-away-at-75/959439)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producer-director-ivan-reitman-has-passed-away-at-75/959439 "2022-02-14T21:11:06Z")
Director of, among many others, Stripes and Ghostbusters. He directed and/or produced quite a few very funny films. --- ## [Theme of \*Dune\* novels - collective uprising over decadent wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-of-dune-novels-collective-uprising-over-decadent-wealth/958988)
**Author:** [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-of-dune-novels-collective-uprising-over-decadent-wealth/958988 "2022-02-14T19:36:50Z")
In the what is an NFT? thread, there was a post which referenced a Buzzfeed article: If there is one throughline to be found across all the sequels and prequels, it is the power of collective uprisings against the ol… --- ## [What's A Song You Love Mainly For The Lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-song-you-love-mainly-for-the-lyrics/959402)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-song-you-love-mainly-for-the-lyrics/959402 "2022-02-14T18:43:02Z")
We all have our favourite songs and we can love them for various reasons (a great instrumental solo, catchy arrangement, the singer’s performance and so on)… What’s a song you love first and foremost because of the lyric… --- ## [Super Bowl Commercials 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2022/959425)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2022/959425 "2022-02-14T16:59:13Z")
Usually we end up getting superbowl commercial commentary scattered throughout various threads and then someone ends up making a thread halfway through the game. So here I am, making a discussion about it up front. So… … --- ## [The Eternals discussion thread. Open spoilers in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternals-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-in-op/953871)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternals-discussion-thread-open-spoilers-in-op/953871 "2022-02-14T14:07:06Z")
I just got back from seeing the movie. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t put it among the very best of the MCU. I’ll start by quoting some of the posts from the Eternals trailer thread, and giving the answers based on what I … --- ## [Howard Hesseman (Dr. Johnny Fever) passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-hesseman-dr-johnny-fever-passed-away/958657)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-hesseman-dr-johnny-fever-passed-away/958657 "2022-02-14T13:41:32Z")
Actor Howard Hesseman, best known as the strung-out disc jockey “Dr. Johnny Fever” on the late '70s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, died yesterday at age 81, apparently from complications following colon surgery. WKRP is sti… --- ## [Looking for movie title (70s paranormal 'documentary')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-movie-title-70s-paranormal-documentary/959381)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-movie-title-70s-paranormal-documentary/959381 "2022-02-14T13:38:32Z")
A sort of matinee feature. I THINK it started off with Bigfoot and UFOs and the Bermuda Triangle…i KNOW it ended with the Anti-Christ ending the world with WW3. I know it featured the anti-christ standing in a war room l… --- ## [Is there any "Nazi Germany Wins World War 2" media that mentions what would happen to Rudolf Hess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-nazi-germany-wins-world-war-2-media-that-mentions-what-would-happen-to-rudolf-hess/959398)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-nazi-germany-wins-world-war-2-media-that-mentions-what-would-happen-to-rudolf-hess/959398 "2022-02-13T23:14:25Z")
Rudolf Hess of course was Deputy Furher and 3rd in line of succession under Hitler up until he apparently just went kooky and flew to England in 1941 attempting to negotiate a peace treaty with Churchill without Hitler’s… --- ## [What Is This Instrument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-instrument/959383)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-instrument/959383 "2022-02-13T07:48:52Z")
Here. Note that I’m referring to the… stronger (for lack of a better choice of words) instrument, not the tinny bells in the background. --- ## [Does anyone have a 1st or 2nd edition Skylark of Space w/DJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-1st-or-2nd-edition-skylark-of-space-w-dj/940119)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-1st-or-2nd-edition-skylark-of-space-w-dj/940119 "2022-02-13T05:12:20Z")
I someone could scan the DJ for me, I’d love it. I’ve got a 2nd Ed. with no DJ and I want to make a DJ to cover it. --- ## [When did Whoopi Goldberg get her Ph.D.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-whoopi-goldberg-get-her-ph-d/295895)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-whoopi-goldberg-get-her-ph-d/295895 "2022-02-13T00:47:27Z")
Pretty much any bio of Whoopi Goldberg has a one-sentence note that she earned a Ph.D. in literature from New York University. Earned, not an honorary degree, which are mentioned separately. But not a mention of just wh… --- ## [Picky eaters:what is the mildest, most unassuming food ingredient you or the person you know has been too picky to tolerate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eaters-what-is-the-mildest-most-unassuming-food-ingredient-you-or-the-person-you-know-has-been-too-picky-to-tolerate/958862)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eaters-what-is-the-mildest-most-unassuming-food-ingredient-you-or-the-person-you-know-has-been-too-picky-to-tolerate/958862 "2022-02-12T20:57:50Z")
Per @solost suggestion in this thread , I’ve started this one so as not to continue the hijack in the other. I’ll go first; cheese. With the exception of pizza - and it really needs to be mozzarella- I won’t touch anyth… --- ## [British Cheeses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cheeses/958758)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cheeses/958758 "2022-02-12T20:56:34Z")
I went to my local fancy cheese shop the other day, and I found I had a hankering for Cheshire cheese. But they didn’t have anything. They didn’t have anything all that similar. The closest they had was a cloth-aged ched… --- ## [Which is the most accurate western TV/movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-accurate-western-tv-movie/958867)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-accurate-western-tv-movie/958867 "2022-02-12T19:12:34Z")
We are currently binging and enjoying Deadwood. It led me to wonder what life must have really been like the the later 19th century American west. I realize few shows of any vintage are likely to be entirely accurate, … --- ## [Is the meth cooking depicted in Breaking Bad legit? (No spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-meth-cooking-depicted-in-breaking-bad-legit-no-spoilers-please/958790)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-meth-cooking-depicted-in-breaking-bad-legit-no-spoilers-please/958790 "2022-02-12T18:48:37Z")
I’m only 5 episodes in, so am avoiding older threads on the show to avoid any spoilers. But the gist is that the main character is a chemist, whose methods of cooking meth result in a very superior product. He seems to… --- ## [Calling All "Lost In Space" Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-lost-in-space-fans/959320)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-lost-in-space-fans/959320 "2022-02-12T11:56:58Z")
In this series of three seasons, the “Jupiter” spacecraft is often referred to as the Jupiter 2. Even in the first episode, they call the ship the Jupiter 2. Is this merely an inconsistency? Perhaps, we are to believe th… --- ## [Marvel Netflix series are leaving Netflix the end of February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-netflix-series-are-leaving-netflix-the-end-of-february/959335)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-netflix-series-are-leaving-netflix-the-end-of-february/959335 "2022-02-12T09:21:41Z")
Looks like the rights are reverting back to Disney so they will probably end up on Disney Plus at some point but if you are watching or rewatching (like I am) them you don’t have much time left. --- ## [Blasts from the past: Songs, movies, TV, whatever, that you haven't seen or heard in a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasts-from-the-past-songs-movies-tv-whatever-that-you-havent-seen-or-heard-in-a-while/946420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasts-from-the-past-songs-movies-tv-whatever-that-you-havent-seen-or-heard-in-a-while/946420 "2022-02-12T04:18:14Z")
The TV Shows Only You Remember thread has a lot of ‘blasts from the past’. Rather than remember obscure TV shows as in the other thread, let’s talk about things – songs, movies, TV shows, commercial jingles… anything – … --- ## [Best and Worst Dean Koontz books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833 "2022-02-12T00:35:04Z")
Of course, inspired by the Stephen King thread. I couldn’t really contribute to that one, having read only 5 or so SK books. On the other hand, I’ve read probably 20 Koontz novels. Best: Watchers. I re-read it last yea… --- ## [Don't nurse that Mule - chug it down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-nurse-that-mule-chug-it-down/959319)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-nurse-that-mule-chug-it-down/959319 "2022-02-11T19:22:04Z")
A study shows that ginger beer dissolves enough of the copper from a Moscow Mule mug to raise the toxicity level above the safety standard. But if you chug it, you’re good! https://nordot.app/864813149791125504?c=592622… --- ## [What Books Do You Re-Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-do-you-re-read/959159)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-do-you-re-read/959159 "2022-02-11T16:42:20Z")
I’m re-reading Down the Common by Ann Baer. I’ve read it twice already. It’s about life in a medieval village in England. That’s all. A year in the life of an ordinary village woman. Dull? No. This book immerses y… --- ## [LotR: Why didn't Sauron make Elven rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-why-didnt-sauron-make-elven-rings/959091)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-why-didnt-sauron-make-elven-rings/959091 "2022-02-11T14:23:37Z")
We know that Sauron made the nine rings for men (who became ring-wraiths) and seven for the dwarves (who mostly resisted the rings but became more greedy). But why not the Elves? We know Celebrimbor made three in secre… --- ## [Would an immersion blender improve my kitchen life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-immersion-blender-improve-my-kitchen-life/958833)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-immersion-blender-improve-my-kitchen-life/958833 "2022-02-11T13:00:50Z")
I’ve given almost zero thought to immersion blenders … the only time I saw much reference to them was when my son was young enough to eat baby food and it seemed like something one could use for homemade versions. He’s a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=277) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=279)